The Great Barrier Reef: Finding the Right Balance

Type

Book

Authors

David Lawrence

Richard Kenchington

Simon Woodley

ISBN 10

052284992X

ISBN 13

9780522849929

Tags

Marine Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, Conservation, Coral Reefs, Biology, Environmental Studies

Description

The concept of integrated coastal area management as it relates to tourism growth, industrial development, native title claims, expansion of the fishing and sugarcane farming industries, and the decline in water quality in coastal marine environments due to catchment changes is becoming increasingly important--socially, economically, and politically. This study explores these issues and others in the context of the early development of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in 1975 and the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area in 1981, including the evolution of the current management system from a terrestrial, spatial, area-based management model to an ecosystem, bioregional model. - from Amzon

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